Today, it’s no longer a problem for service providers to offer their own solutions and virtual services to customers, even without a VPN channel to each customer. The virtual desktop can be accessed via a remote gateway. File storage, on the other hand, can be implemented via file servers in the same data center or through private cloud solutions, or one of the common public cloud solutions can be used. However, in many cases, the VPN question arises again when customer-owned printers also need to be available for the provided services, and with a similar performance as when printing via the l ..read more

The look of a printed document is determined by the application creating the print job and the printer queue rendering the print job. Microsoft Windows allows users and administrators to set certain properties for printer queues like paper formats, orientation, trays, etc. through the “Settings” user interface of the printer driver. However, there are three ways to get to the “Settings” user interface and each of them has a different effect. Printing Defaults When opening and making changes to the “Settings” user interface via the “Advanced” tab → “Printing Defaults”, the default settings o ..read more

In the year 2024, the integration of AI into daily IT solutions is not just a possibility, but a certainty. As we navigate through an ever-evolving technological landscape, it’s impressive to see how AI is reshaping even “traditional” tasks such as printing. Let’s delve into the fascinating world where AI meets printing. The Growing Role of AI in IT It’s clear that AI is a significant focus for IT providers, from enhancing product features to justifying ongoing maintenance or subscription fees – AI is becoming an integral part of technological solutions. Some AI features will be available to a ..read more

In the year 2024, the integration of AI into daily IT solutions is not just a possibility, but a certainty. As we navigate through an ever-evolving technological landscape, it’s impressive to see how AI is reshaping even “traditional” tasks such as printing. Let’s delve into the fascinating world where AI meets printing. The Growing Role of AI in IT It’s clear that AI is a significant focus for IT providers, from enhancing product features to justifying ongoing maintenance or subscription fees – AI is becoming an integral part of technological solutions. Some AI features will be available to a ..read more

In many situations, it is an advantage to create printed products at remote locations, whether an order in the kitchen, picking slips in the warehouse, or shipping labels for a delivery point. In these contexts, printed paper has proven to be an indispensable tool. But when printing at remote locations, there are various challenges to overcome, from accessibility and correct mapping of printers to maintenance issues and user experience to topics such as PrintNightmare, costly VPNs, and security issues. ezeep Blue handles all these challenges with ease. Simple and Secure Connecting of Branch ..read more

Securing their own networks is a priority for companies. Printing has not only been in the spotlight since the Microsoft PrintNightmare security vulnerability. Printer operating systems always offer potential attack opportunities and therefore must always be kept up to date. However, the appropriate security updates are not always available for all existing printers. That is why it is recommended to separate printers from application computers and also not to connect them directly to the internet. We’ll show you how to ensure a secure printing environment with the zero trust network security s ..read more

In many companies, printing from backend systems is an important part of the printing environment and often also a business-critical process. This applies to ERP printing, for example from SAP as well as Oracle, as well as EMR printing from McKesson, Cerner or Epic in the medical sector. ThinPrint offers solutions for high-performance output of print jobs from different backend systems. With its high availability feature, the new ThinPrint LPD Service ensures business continuity when printing from ERP, CRM or EMR (HIS) systems. ThinPrint also masters the challenges that arise in VDI/remote app ..read more

Starting with Windows Server 2012 / Windows 8 (and newer), Microsoft introduced a new driver model for the printing subsystem called v4 class drivers (V4 print driver). In this post we take at V4 print drivers and what the differences between V3 and V4 drivers. V3 vs v4 Print Drivers The main idea behind the v4 print driver was to eliminate the disadvantages of the former V3 driver model. Basically this old model didn’t change much since Windows Server 2000. Hardware vendors wrote their own printer drivers which were mostly device specific. It was only a couple of years ago that universal prin ..read more

HP has issued a notice about expired and unneeded certificates on its Future Smart printers. To rule out any security issues, the company recommends customers remove all unneeded CA certificates from their FutureSmart products. HP has released a security notice regarding the deprecation of certain Certificate Authority (CA) certificates in its FutureSmart products. CA certificates are used in Transport Layer Security (TLS) connections to validate the identity of a device. In order to avoid any security issues regarding expired or obsolete CA certificates in the FutureSmart firmware everybody ..read more

“Printer deployment via Group Policy – Not working!”, “Printer Deployment via GPO – Login Time too long” or “Extremely Slow Login: Group Policy Printers”: These are only three entries you can find in platforms like Spiceworks when it comes to printer deployment via group policies. But what exactly is printer assignment via group policy? For whom is it suitable and for whom not? What are the limitations or disadvantages of group policy printer assignment and what better alternatives are there for assigning printers? First of all: What is a group policy? According to Techtarget, Group Policy is ..read more